Bitcoin drops to $84k sees $143 million in liquidations as ETF inflows turn positive
Fresh October 7 futures closures highlight the gap between a completed fund-flow tally and traders’ continuing margin exposure.
Europol warns quantum computers could crack exposed Bitcoin wallet keys.
Bitcoin’s price range is trading near the floor of its 24-hour range after an overnight selloff dragged the BTC/USD pair to $83,404. The 1-hour picture is firmly bearish, with price below every listed moving average and the relative strength index (RSI) at 27, but the daily structure hasn’t completely cracked.
October 7, 2026, 12:45 pmDaniel Rhyne locked his company's IT administrators out of its network and demanded 20 BTC, then worth $750,000, to stop the shutdowns.
October 7, 2026, 12:39 pmFresh October 7 futures closures highlight the gap between a completed fund-flow tally and traders’ continuing margin exposure.
2,500 BTC transferred to Bitfinex from an unknown wallet.
US government-linked wallets moved about $103 million in seized Bitcoin (BTC) and BNB on October 7, with 833.599 BTC ultimately reaching Coinbase Prime while 40,285 BNB traveled through several intermediary addresses.
Traders betting on higher prices took the brunt of the forced selling, while oil climbed on Iranian tanker attacks.
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee told a Singapore crowd that crypto is “2 days past the bottom” on the same morning a flash crash liquidated more than $400 million in longs, while his treasury company Bitmine said it will stop buying ether at 5% of supply.
Robinhood now holds Bitcoin on its own books and is among a growing list of BTC treasury companies.
The Bitcoin price failed to break out once again and suffered a dip on Tuesday, pulling back 3.5% - equivalent to around $3,000. Oil rose slightly, but could not shake off the current downtrend. The U.S.
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